Aamir Khan decides to work with Subhash Kapoor in Mogul: ‘I could not sleep at night’

Aamir Khan, who had decided to walk out of Mogul after the film’s director, Subhash Kapoor’s name cropped up under the #MeToo movement, has now reversed his decision.

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Key Highlights

After leaving the film last year, Aamir Khan has decided to work on Mogul yet again

The film is based on the life of Gulshan Kumar

Aamir has left the film initially after the director Subhash Kapoor's name popped up under the #MeToo movement

Last year, Aamir Khan had taken a strong stand when he decided to walk out of Mogul, a film based on Gulshan Kumar, when the film’s director Subhash Kapoor’s name was taken under the #MeToo movement. At that point in time, the actor felt the need to take the step as he and his wife Kiran Rao were both “disturbed” by the allegations against Kapoor. However, after much consideration, Aamir has decided to reverse the decision and be a part of the project once again.

The actor, who will now also play the lead role in the film, says that his decision was stirred by the fact that a person is innocent till proven guilty and since Kapoor has denied all the accusations against him, the final decision needs to be taken by the courts. As a result of Aamir’s decision to part ways from Mogul, the actor says, Kapoor lost out on a few other projects as well.

“We (Kiran and him) were in this troubled state for many months. I could not sleep at night because I used to constantly feel that my actions have inadvertently caused a person, about whose guilt I have absolutely no idea, to lose his right to work and earn a livelihood,” Aamir told a news publication, stressing that he felt that it was unfair to deny a person work without any judgment from the courts or the final verdict being out.

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Revealing what finally helped him change his decision, Aamir says that in May, he received a letter from Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), which said that since the matter relating to Kapoor is subjudice, till the courts give the final verdict, he is innocent, and should ideally not lose his right to earn a living.

While this had helped Aamir think on the lines of making a comeback to the movie, He and Kiran still wanted to make sure that they were making the right decision. Hence, they decided to meet some women who had previously worked with Kapoor to know if something is amiss or not. “What we found is that, without exception, all of them spoke very highly of him. Not only did they not feel any discomfort with him, but rather they went out of their way to praise him. They said that he looked after everyone on his set with great care,” Aamir said.

Post this, Aamir confirmed to IFTDA that he has decided to work on Mogul yet again. However, work on the film will not start anytime soon because the actor is currently busy with Lal Singh Chaddha.

Aamir Khan decides to work with Subhash Kapoor in Mogul: ‘I could not sleep at night’Description:Aamir Khan, who had decided to walk out of Mogul after the film’s director, Subhash Kapoor’s name cropped up under the #MeToo movement, has now reversed his decision. Ruchika Kher